Turn a Newspaper Seed-Pot Maker...

A nifty little project to make a jig for making seed starting pots out of newspaper. Can probably be done in a couple of hours at the lathe, or even less if you're not too particular. A three-part video walks you through all the steps. If you have friends or relatives who garden, this will be much appreciated... Yourself too!

Inside-Out Turning Tutorial...

A video tutorial on the process of Inside-Out or Reverse Turning. This method uses three, diamond-shaped pieces of wood, temporarily joined together to make a turning blank. The blank is turned to shape on the lathe and then the pieces are separated, reversed and permanently glued together. The blank then goes back on the lathe and the second side is turned. Unique and fun project.

Making a Wooden Pen on the Lathe...

An instructional video on making a wooden pen. It's in six episodes and covers everything from what parts and materials are needed, to preparing the wood blanks, to mounting on the lathe and turning. Final episodes cover sanding, finishing and final assembly. Watch them all or just the parts you have an interest in.

The Crush-Grind Peppermill Project...

A video tutorial on turning a Crush-Grind Pepper Mill on the Lathe. It's in seven episodes and covers the entire process of making a Pepper Mill. It starts with an overview and continues with preparing and drilling the wood blank, turning to shape, finishing, buffing and final assembly.

The Quick & Easy Bottle Stopper Project...

This is an tutorial video on making a wine bottle stopper out of wood on the turning Lathe. It's in five episodes and covers the entire process. Includes and overview, preparing the wooden blank, mounting on the Lathe and turning and finishing followed by final assembly.

Here is a link to the video on YouTube.  BOTTLE STOPPER

Turning A Salt Shaker...

A video tutorial in ten segments on making a salt shaker on the Lathe. Covers all the steps in this process, which is one of many ways to do the project. Includes a blooper reel since mistakes DO happen but can mostly be overcome.

Here is a link to the video series on YouTube.  SALT SHAKER

Turn A Wood Door Stopper...

A four segment video tutorial on making a wooden door stopper on the Lathe. Project yields two stoppers from one turning blank. This is a easy project and is a very good exercise in spindle turning. There is a minimum of tools needed and is a great way to use of scraps of wood from your shop.

Making Tool Handles on the Lathe...

A nice, wooden tool handle is a useful object in any shop. This video series will show you how to make a handle to fit nearly any hand tool. The emphasis in on handles for turning tools but the concept applies to any handle. The key is making them a good fit and comfortable in your hand. This is a four part series.